MercurySteam, the studio behind Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Jericho, has teased a mysterious new game with a sci-fi theme...
NewsFor Spanish developer MercurySteam, its finest hour arguably came in 2010, when it created Castlevania: Lords of Shadow for Konami. Produced by Hideo Kojima, it was a solid action adventure set in the franchise's gothic universe, successfully bringing it into the 3D realm and laying the foundation for what could have been a major new franchise.
Unfortunately, last year's sequel, Lords of Shadow 2, was less warmly received, and it isn't currently clear where Konami will take the series next.
But MercurySteam, it seems, is moving onto other things. Its website, PC Gamer has spotted, is now teasing an as-yet untitled videogame with a sci-fi theme.
"Exploring new worlds, fighting strange creatures, discovering new heroes," the site teases. "Expect news soon."
That text is accompanied by a pleasingly grungy bit of concept art, which looks like an old issue of Metal Hurlant.
Will we get to play the cigar-chomping guy at the centre of this image? Could we be in for a modern reworking of that very strange 80s space exploration game, Captain Blood? The answer to that latter question is almost certainly no, but it's nice to dream.
More on MercurySteam's mystery sci-fi game as we get it.
